# Explosion kills Russian serviceman in occupied Sevastopol; unconfirmed reports name ex-Ukrainian submarine commander

https://mins.news/en/item/21314

- Meduza, 2026-08-13 14:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/13/explosion-kills-russian-serviceman-in-occupied-sevastopol-unconfirmed-reports-identify-the-victim-as-a-former-ukrainian-submarine-commander-who-defected-to-russia

> A bomb blast killed a Russian serviceman in occupied Sevastopol. Russia’s FSB said it detained a Russian citizen born in 1994 on suspicion of carrying out the attack on orders from Ukrainian intelligence, while anonymous Russian sources identified the victim as navy officer Robert Shageev. That identification, and reports that a woman was detained, remain unconfirmed.

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